Garnet growth at high- and ultra-high pressure conditions and the effect of element fractionation on mineral modes and composition

Lithos

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 309-332

  Konrad Schmolke, Matthias ^a   O'Brien, Patrick J ^a   de Capitani, Christian ^b   Carswell, Dennis A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Element fractionation; Garnet; Subduction zone; Thermodynamic modelling; Ultra high pressure

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELEMENT MOBILITY; FRACTIONATION; GARNET; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; GROWTH; HIGH PRESSURE; MODELING; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

EID: 44649200436     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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